Gun bash with a melee weapon or increase weapon swap speed

[Bonzaiplatypus]

I can't stand the gun bash. I never use it. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

 

I think it'd be neat if someone found a way to have it swing an assigned melee weapon in place of bashing your gun.

 

Even a crude version would work and much of it could probably already be done with existing mods and programs like FO4 hotkeys or Autohotkey. Something as simple as switching to a weapon predesignated on your quickselect, attacking once, and switching back whatever you previously had equipped. Or ,failing switching back to what you previously had it equipped, just have it switch back to another predesignated quickselect weapon.

 

The biggest hurdle I'd see with this would be the time it takes to swap back and forth. Swapping from a gun to a melee and then swinging just doesn't feel fluid as it is. Your character pulls out the weapon then it's another second before you can attack. So something that briefly greatly speeds up the weapon swap speed would probably need to be implemented so it swings in a reasonable time after hitting the button. If that can be done then everything else could be accomplished in multiple ways.

[RevanFanMan]

I'm still waiting on a proper dual wield mod. I can't fathom how no one in the wasteland has ever been like, "Hey I wonder what happens if I hold a gun in each and-" *BAM* "Okay! This works!" But alas, seem like that 200 years in post-apocalyptic America the simple act of dual wielding never occurs to them. Or if you want the more boring and realistic version, Bethesda probably just went "Nah." when presented with that idea.

Edited August 11, 2016 by RevanFanMan

[Bonzaiplatypus]

I would love proper dual wielding but don't see it coming any time soon if ever which is why I think this would be the next best thing. I don't see why dual wielding isn't a thing in this game. Running two pistols..or a pistol and a melee..it would be awesome. Of course there would be limitations - no sighted shots. Possibly a reload penalty. But it would open up far more build diversity than just pointing and shooting.

[minngarm]

I'm still waiting on a proper dual wield mod. I can't fathom how no one in the wasteland has ever been like, "Hey I wonder what happens if I hold a gun in each and-" *BAM* "Okay! This works!" But alas, seem like that 200 years in post-apocalyptic America the simple act of dual wielding never occurs to them. Or if you want the more boring and realistic version, Bethesda probably just went "Nah." when presented with that idea.

Would say they tried it and realized how shitty of an idea it is and stopped.

[Perraine]

I love the gun bash animation, particularly the Rifle one ... I just feels sooo ... satisfying, with the crunch of the rifle butt hitting them in the head (then they scream and cry "argh my eyes") then slamming the butt end down into their ugly faces. Gad it feels good :) I'd actually like to see a mod that uses the same animation for other melee weapons, like the Sledge Hammer, or sword (if you are in close enough range of course)